Combined receptacle and brush holder



Feb. 8, 1938. A. .1. MILLAVEC 2,107,543

COMBINED BECEPTACLE AND BRUSH HOLDER Filed Oct. 24, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet1 IN VEN TOR A TTORNE Y Feb. 8, 1938. A, J MILLAVEC 2,107,643

COMBINED RECEPTACLE AND BRUSH HOLDER Fill ed Oct. 24, 1935 2Sheets-Sheet 2 l 36 [IHH 24 I I Z6 26 L ,WM

IN VEN TOR Patented Feb. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT FFiE COMBINEDRECEPTACLE AND BRUSH HOLDER 1 Claim.

This invention relates to receptacles or containers of a nature suitablefor the packing of an assembled paste box and brush or like implement soarranged for shipment and sale, and which on being opened for usepresents a suitable holder for the paste box while the brush is in useand a suitable container for the brush when not in use.

An object of the invention is to provide an efficient and simpleconstruction having a minimum number of parts. Further objects are toafford convenience in use and to effect preservation of the paste ormaterial. A still further object of the invention is to provide for anarrangement of parts whereby the paste or material containers may berepeatedly replaced; that is, for example, when the shoe polish isexhausted, a new container of shoe polish only is placed in the holderand assembled device ready for use by merely removing its individualcover, which may be disposed of, the cover for the composite containerserving the purpose of the paste box cover thereafter.

The invention is particularly useful for such merchandise as shoepolish, a suitable brush or like applying device arranged in theself-contained unit fulfilling the above objects and having thecharacteristics and advantages which will become apparent from thefollowing description.

In the drawings,-

Fig. 1 is a vertical central section through the assembled brush andcontainer.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on a plane indicated by the line 2--2 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan of the main body container with the other partsremoved.

Fig. 4 is a composite view showing the parts of the container and brushholder ready for assembly and use.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail of the upper portion of theassembled units.

Fig. 6 is a view of the material container itself.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1, a main container designated I0 isshown as having a pressed or rolled thread portion at its normally lowerend, as indicated at I l, with which threads cooperates a threadedflange l2 of a bottom or base cover I5. This cover is thus removable andis shown as carrying suitably affixed thereto a brush member having anelement It secured as by a screw I! to the central portion of the basemember [5 while its bristles, indicated at 20, project upwardly,extending when not in use normally within the container as shown.

Into the top of the body In is removably fitted the material container22. For convenience this container will be referred to as the shoepolish container, although it is to be understood that such a containermay be used in this combination for any and various kinds of material.

The upper portion of the container it] is shown as turned inwardly,providing a flange 3B which in turn has a downwardly turned edge 3|.Below the flange 58 are preferably formed rolled threads, indicated at3%, to which are fitted similar threads 35 formed on the flange or skirtof a top cap or cover 35. Normally, this cover 35 may fit against andclose the top of the comparatively flat or shallow container 22.

The material or shoe polish container is shown as provided with anannular rib 24 which may normally rest upon the top of the flange 3B andthis is shown as formed in the side wall of the shallow container, thetop edge of this wall as just indicated meeting the underside of thecover 36 when in the closed and assembled position shown in Figs. 1 and5.

For convenience in holding the polish container 22 in the container iii,the side walls of the container 22 are shown as pressed outwardlyforming vertically extending ribs or bosses 25. These pass through slotsshown particularly at 38 in the top flange 39 of the container I8, andthereafter the container is given a partial turn, for example, a quarterturn, bringing these bosses to a position removed from the slots 38 sothat inadvertent removal is thereafter prevented while intentionalremoval is accomplished by merely bringing the bosses back intoregistration with the notches or slots 38.

The material such as the shoe polish may be normally packed in the flatcontainers 22 with a cover 28 fitted thereon. Assuming that such acontainer is filled with material, its cover 28 is removed and may bedisposed of as no longer useful, the container having been previouslyfitted into the top flange of the larger container member iii asdescribed, after which the cover member 36 may be placed upon the memberID and tightly closed by the threads 34 and 35, and the brush carryingbase cover member l5 may be secured by the thread members I! and I2 asdescribed. The parts so assembled may be set aside for later use,excessive evaporation or drying of the brush being prevented by reasonof its being enclosed, and drying of the shoe polish or other materialbeing avoided by its being tightly enclosed.

For use, the cover 36 is removed and the container l 0 merely set on itsbottom edge, presenting exhaustion of the supply of shoe polish or othermaterial, another filled container 22 may be substituted for the emptyone, as described.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim is:

In combination with a cylindrical material con tainer having an openingand being provided with a plurality of vertically extending ribs and anannular rib, each projecting from the outer periphery of said container,of a cylindrical supporting member having a threaded end with theextreme end being inturned to form a supporting means by cooperatingwith the annular rib of said container, the supporting member havingcooperating portions with said vertical ribs for positioning thecontainer and. preventing inadvertent remova1=of=the container from vthesupport, and acoverhaving a threaded end engageable with the threadedend of the support for closing the opening of the container and placingthe assembly in tight engagement.

ALVIN J. MILLAVEC.

